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Martyn has over 15 years of restructuring and insolvency experience and has dealt with insolvency appointments including pre-pack administrations, trading and non-trading administrations, solvent restructuring, MVLs and CVLs
In addition, Martyn has experience in advising corporate entities in respect of restructuring and undertaking formal business reviews,
He works closely with a number of alternative and P2P lenders which included a secondment in 2019. The work undertaken with these clients has resulted to national award nominations.
Experience
Extensive experience in assisting charities through difficult wind downs as well as dealing with both solvent and insolvent outcomes. This has included the solvent liquidation of a Royal Charity, a successful pre pack of a national charity and a number of Leisure Trusts with charitable status.
Administration of The Rushes Shopping Centre, Vancouver Quarter Shopping Centre, and Kingsgate Shopping Centre.
Receivership of a site in Poole with planning for 353 apartments, 25,000 sq ft, commercial space, a wharf and marina.
Pre pack administration of a large oil and gas company based out in Kazakhstan.
Professional qualifications and memberships
Qualified accountant (FCCA)
Licenced insolvency practitioner (ICAEW)
Member of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3)
Personal Interests
- Rugby Union, following Sale Sharks and England
- Spending time with his 2 daughters
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S&W team comment on latest company insolvencies data for construction industry
New data published today by the Insolvency Service shows that there were 367 construction insolvencies in February 2025, the highest they have been since June 2024. This is a 20% increase from January 2025 (306) and 3% increase from February 2024 (355).
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The team complete a sale of Utopia Distribution Services Limited to DP World Logistics UK Limited
On 13 December 2024, Mark Supperstone and Ben Woodthorpe were appointed as joint administrators to Utopia Distribution Services Limited (UDS or the ‘Company’), a physical entertainment distributor. Immediately following the appointment, a sale of the business and assets was completed to DP World Logistics UK Limited (‘DP World’), the supply chain solutions provider.
